From the Cab: Careful, I might break your camera
Photography has been my hobby since I retired as Amtrak’s company photographer in December 2012. In addition to trains, I…
Read morePhotography has been my hobby since I retired as Amtrak’s company photographer in December 2012. In addition to trains, I…
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Tank car history traces back more than 150 years. Today, tens of thousands of tank cars are in service on…
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It’s a small world after all… At the end of my Army gate story, I mentioned that the next day’s…
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Train fans In every generation of train fans, there are those among us that feel they should have been born…
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America’s oldest railroad tunnels What seems like a straightforward question can have three different answers, depending on how you define…
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On May 10, 1869, the first Transcontinental Railroad was completed during the Golden Spike Ceremony. Yes, every rail enthusiast and…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Michael Sawyer: A photo featured as the cover of the September 1980 issue.…
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Los Angeles Union Station Whenever communities, large or small, renovate and rejuvenate railroad passenger stations, the question becomes; What now?…
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Train timetables The digital information age has spawned a flurry of welcome advances in rail transportation, such as the convenience…
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CPKC’s Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour On April 29, 2024, Canadian Pacific steam locomotive No. 2816 crossed into the United…
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Walt Disney’s railroads It is no secret that Walt Disney loved trains. His passion for railroads runs to the time…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Mike Wilson: My first byline in Trains was “Winter in Coal Country,” published…
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